The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-01-08
STATE NEWS.

filled with men dcadening trees for
the next float.
/ Morehonse Sentinel Our streets
are crowded with people aud our
merchants seem to be doing a bir
business. The town was full and 80 %
were the people.
Marksville Bulletin The weather
this week has been disagreeable.
rainy, damp and chilly. Red River
Is rising and is now in fine boating
condition. We now have semi.
weekly packets.
Capitolian.Advocate: Matters in
general were dull at the capitol last
evening, the departments being hard
at work closing up the business Of
the Ola year and preparing to open
the business of the new year.
lberville South Itlooks az if wa
would have high water the coming
spring. No rains of any conse.
quence up to date and an open win
ter would indicate that the rains
may pour down en- us in all direc.
tlons the early part of 1887.
st. Martinsville Messenger: An
effort is being made by several gen.
tlemen of the town to organize a
lodge Of the knights of Honor here.
They have thus far secured several
signatures and will soon effect q
temporary organization.
Pioneer of Assumption: The
bayou is once more falling, but up to
the time of going to press we have
good tlatboat navigation. We hear
that the Garrett plantation has been
bought by Barrilleaux, blanchard &
Co., who propose to raise rice on it.
Gretna Sun Despite the fact that
an unusually large number of per.
sons, both men and boys, were inc.
brlated on Christmas, and CORES.
pondingly reckless, not an accident
or shooting affair occurred in Cret,
ma or the parish-much to our
credit. s#:- x jG a9
Acadia Sentinel There is a gen,
tleman, living few miles out from
town. we are informed, who, during
the winter months, devotes most Of
time to hunting. He ships the game
that ne bags to New Orleans, real
lz'ng on an average five dollars a
day thereby.
Times,Democrat: Vessels loading
cotton for foreign and coastwise
ports received on Monday 1851
bales of which S70l were in transit
and 3l7e shipped from city presses.
Receipts of cotton by river from the
Mississippi and its tributaries
amounted to 2Ol3 bales.
Pointe Coupee Banner The cot,
ton gins in this section, with but
lew exceptions, will get through
to day winding up the years cotton
crop, which illustrates the old pro.
verb, that a short horse is soon
The weather during tho
past week was very warm for the
season, up to Friday at noon when a
strong north wind sprung Up.
Thlbodaux Sentinel Many plan.
.ers expect to commence work ON
Monday. Their motto is never say
ile," and If at first you don't sue.
'eed, try, try, again. A reading
oom will be opened at the com
ncncement of the year. This will
'e, all admirable opportunity to OBJ.
ain good reading matter and spend
pleasant hour, at little expense.
N. 0. Chronicle Another and o
7orthy home industry has been es.
ablished in the Columbia Broom
lahufactory, located at 81 Tchoupi-
oulas street. The gentlemen who
ave inaugurated this move are all
raciicai mechanics, thoroughly
osted in their business, and they
irn out as handsome and well made
rooms as any concern in the coui.
y, and at low prices.
New Iberia Enterprise: AS we
'arn from our esteemed friend. Mr..
una Broussard. who is one of tho
lrgest ginners Of Fausse i'ointe, has
ot fallen as short as was antici,,a.
ID earlier IN the season, VIII he
kpected to gin. at the utmost about
W bales. He will, however. g,